From 8af1e0fe71bed93f73ad5ca262ed4ca0b912239a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Eskalifer1 (via MelvinBot)" <infra+melvinbot@expensify.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:56:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Show Per Diem Download CSV option before rates are added so
 admins can grab the import template

Co-authored-by: Eskalifer1 <Eskalifer1@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/pages/workspace/perDiem/WorkspacePerDiemPage.tsx | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/perDiem/WorkspacePerDiemPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/perDiem/WorkspacePerDiemPage.tsx
index 5ce30dcea9e6..4f0f42247462 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/perDiem/WorkspacePerDiemPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/perDiem/WorkspacePerDiemPage.tsx
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ function WorkspacePerDiemPage({route}: WorkspacePerDiemPageProps) {
                 value: CONST.POLICY.SECONDARY_ACTIONS.IMPORT_SPREADSHEET,
             });
         }
-        if (hasVisibleSubRates) {
+        // Admins can download the CSV before adding rates, to use it as an import template
+        if (hasVisibleSubRates || canWritePerDiem) {
             menuItems.push({
                 icon: expensifyIcons.Download,
                 text: translate('spreadsheet.downloadCSV'),